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Polterheist

Two small time criminals kidnap a psychic medium and force her to contact the gang boss they murdered. The pair are desperate to discover where their recently deceased boss buried a stash of cash, but only succeed in unleashing a demon, bent on revenge.

  • David Gilbank
    Director
    Angels versus Zombies; Apocalypse Girl; Miss Pippy; Dig Deeper
  • David Gilbank
    Writer
    Apocalypse Girl; Miss Pippy; The White House Haunting; Cull; Headbangers
  • Paul Renhard
    Writer
    Loose Ends; The White House Haunting; Cull; Headbangers
  • Kathryn Hanke
    Key Cast
  • Jamie Smelt
    Key Cast
  • Sid Akbar Ali
    Key Cast
  • Chris Powell
    Director of Photography
  • Georgina Pointon
    Make up
  • Talhal Lockhat
    Sound Recordist
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 37 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 24, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Discover.Film Festival London
    London
    April 10, 2016
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Director Biography - David Gilbank

David Gilbank is an experienced, multi-award winning advertising copywriter who has worked for a number of UK and Australian radio groups, advertising agencies and also spent time in journalism and PR.
He started writing film screenplays in 2010 and his first speculative TV script, 606 – an exciting thriller set amongst Asian drug gangs in Bradford – was optioned by Storyboard TV in New York.
His first feature film script ‘Cull’ won the Hollywood Independent Producers Award, Astoria Film Festival and Long Island Film Festival – Best Horror Script.
Recently his screenplay The White House Haunting has won several international awards and continues to do well on the 2016 festival circuit.
Polterheist, a short film about ghosts, gangsters and guns has had great reviews and is ready for entry into International Film Festivals.

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Director Statement

Above all else, my aim is to make films that are engaging, original and commercially viable.